Before I could play piano at all I was obsessed with Iris. I didn't really love the rest of ESP but boy Iris got under my skin. It's the 1st tune I learned to play and it deeply influenced how I compose.
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Great tune, right! I agree that it has a very different mood than the rest of ESP. Beautiful!
@frederickberkow38593 жыл бұрын
This performance was so relaxing and beautiful, I listened several times, with headphones on. Bravo !
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Thanks Frederick!
@virginiahanley77453 жыл бұрын
A tune with which I am not familiar-and don’t think I would recognize if I heard again-but the descriptors “abstract” and “impressionistic” came to mind. Maybe I’ll put on headphones and play with watercolors while I listen again...
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
That's a good description, Virginia. Check out the Miles Davis version.
@jackmocherman12963 жыл бұрын
Wow what a stunning performance! I loved watching the RH shapes you were arpeggiating and really enjoyed the rhythmic explorations. The G tritone resolution into the motif around 8:40 was a highlight for me. Your use of dynamics to settle into the Ab and set the stage for the motif was so emotive, dynamics are something I've been trying to stay cognizant of in my playing and I couldn't have asked for a better example
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kinds words, Jack! This kind of tune really invites the use of dynamics, to build these arcs as you go along. Have fun with it!
@gustavtomzak-steenberg61873 жыл бұрын
Excellent performance! I Can only do a major tenths some places on the keyboard, but i feel like my stretch is increasing. Can you do all major tenths in both Hands and have you allways been able to do so? For instance my RH has trouble with D-F# a tenth a part, and my LH has trouble with Eb-G a tenth a part.
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Hi Gustav. I can't really do them comfortably in all 12 keys, so I mainly use them in some keys but not in others. I think this gives variety.
@gustavtomzak-steenberg61873 жыл бұрын
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Thanks for the insight!
@voriskinlaw97753 жыл бұрын
How I Love Thiz tune so much to the point;I recorded a take of this to my 4 track recorder back in the late 90's-early 00's.
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
I have happy memories of my old 4 track too!
@yanisbrahimi63583 жыл бұрын
How to analyze this kind of tuned where all the chords are disconnected ?
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
It can't be analyzed in terms of functional harmony. It's more like Debussy, where the tonal regions drift from one to the next like colors.
@yanisbrahimi63583 жыл бұрын
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 can you suggest me a book or a video describing a way to understand this kind of Harmony ?
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
@@yanisbrahimi6358 Great question! I don't know of any system out there, and I'd be wary if I came across "explanations." The best way is to play the chords to a tune like this slowly and listen to how each one moves to the next. Over time, they'll begin to make sense to you and you'll feel their internal logic.
@bezuglich2 жыл бұрын
@@yanisbrahimi6358 Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68 - Keith Waters
@andyloftube3 жыл бұрын
Wow - that was a gem, thanks so much for the pleasant journey to a less known tune! Excellent interpretation and ’meditation’! My absolute hightlight was how the cascading diminished melody sounded so beautiful and natural against those chords in about 9:10 over the (challenging chords!) Bb7alt-Db9#11!
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Thanks Top Cat! This is becoming one of my favorite tunes to play.
@brendaboykin32813 жыл бұрын
Thanx, Maestro 🌹🌹🌹😎
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Great tune, right? Mood music at it's best!
@song4night3 жыл бұрын
Excellent approach!
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
Thanks - it's a great tune to play!
@song4night3 жыл бұрын
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Have you done a version of Blues for Alice?
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov94533 жыл бұрын
@@song4night Yep - it's Journey Through The Real Book #41.
@song4night3 жыл бұрын
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Great! will look for it.
@deeznutz7365 Жыл бұрын
I got to sit in at a clinic with David Fathead Newman. It was just me with my guitar and Dave with his horn.. it was surreal.. halfway through my hands started to shake lol. He was really nice
@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Жыл бұрын
Wow - what a great experience! I know the feeling about shaky hands :)